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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENERGY, SIX -VOLUME SET, 1-6
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Cutler J. Cleveland, Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University, USA
Robert Ayres, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FRANCE
Robert Costanza, University of Vermont, Vermont, USA
Jose Goldemberg, Universidade de SaoPaulo,Goldemberg, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie, USA
Eberhard Jochem, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Robert Kaufmann, Boston University, Boston, USA
Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado, USA
Mohan Munasinghe, Munasinghe Institute of Development, Colombo, SRI LANKA
R Pachauri, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, INDIA
Claudia Pardo, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico
Per Peterson , University of California, Berkeley, USA
Lee Schipper, World Resources Institute, USA
Margaret Slade, Warwick University, United Kingdom
Vaclav Smil, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Ernst Worrell, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Reviews
"This six-volume encyclopedia is a timely information resource as rising energy costs and consumption engenders a renewed focus
on the subject. Comprised of 380 articles, it provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of energy. Not only does it address the
expected scientific and technological areas such as engineering, physics, geology, and environmental science, but it also includes a
strong social science component with history, economics, public policy, and sociology. Cleveland (director, Center for Energy and Environmental
Studies, Boston Univ.) and over 400 contributors from academia, government, and industry provide authoritative information in the form
of lengthy, well-organized articles that are accessible to undergraduates and researchers. Each article has definitions, cross-references,
and suggested readings to aid the user. Extras include a glossary, an extensive chronology of energy-related developments, a small annotated
bibliography, key international organizations, and a wide range of energy-related tables such as measurement and units, physical property
data, and production and consumption figures. Bottom Line The material here is on a more advanced level than the the three-volume Macmillan
Encyclopedia of Energy. Whereas Macmillan provides overviews of the major energy topics, the articles in Encyclopedia of Energy have
greater breadth and depth. Both encyclopedias complement each other well because of the difference in scope and surprisingly small overlap
in content. But Macmillan may be a more affordable choice for smaller public, high school, and undergraduate libraries, while the Encyclopedia
of Energy is strongly recommended for academic and large public libraries."
Library Journal, November 2004
"Cleveland's
attempt to gather all existing knowledge about the world's energy problems into six volumes (5,400 pages) largely succeeds. Each of the
380 articles, "Acid Deposition" to "Energy Use" to "World History and Energy," written by 400 experts from 40 countries in a wide range
of specialties, begins with a list of subtopics, then a glossary of specialized terms, then a "Defining Statement" paragraph. Following
the body of the article are cross-references to related material and a list of further readings. A subject index concludes v.6, where
readers will do well to start, since material of interest is often not revealed in article titles. Charts, graphs, tables, and photographs
clarify the text. Articles cover discrete topics, and readers who need information on specific topics will find that the format invites
both searching and browsing. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All libraries."
Choice, October 2004
?The Encyclopedia
of Energy provides an invaluable reference laying out the energy options available, their pros and cons, and how they might best be fit
together in local, national, and global energy systems. Its comprehensive coverage should help planners, analysts, and policy makers
at all levels to identify the right choices and promote them effectively.?
Hans-Holger Rogner
Section Head, Planning and Economic
Studies Section, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
?I strongly recommend this most thorough
and up-to-date work to energy engineers, planners and decision makers, as well as to the researchers and students of energy, economics
and global interactions.?
T. Nejat Veziroglu
President, International Association for Hydrogen Energy.
Professor & Director,
Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami
"The Encyclopedia of Energy will be an invaluable resource for organizations
like the Global Environment Facility engaged in the twin goals of environment and development?The extensive documentation of renewable
energy sources and energy conservation also make this work an invaluable contribution in working on the sustainable energy systems of
the future."
Leonard Good
Chairman and CEO of the Global Environment Facility
??an invaluable reference guide for
those interested in understanding current thinking and practice in the energy sector and its related disciplines?this publication will
provide both those working in the energy sciences and those outside the field with comprehensive, contextual information on all aspects
of the industry.?
Fatih Birol
Chief Economist and Head, Economic Analysis Division
International Energy Agency
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